Alien:Nation – Extraterrestrial BIOS Systemshell (Album – Insane Records)
Genre/Influences: Dark-Electro.
Format: Digital, 2CD.
Background/Info: Five years after their official debut album, Colombian project Alien:Nation strikes back with a new opus featuring two discs.
Content: The first –and main, disc entitled “Input Ritual” brings us back to the (h)el(l)ectro of this band. The songs are driven by pure rage and typical dark-Electro leads. The harsh vocals –mainly sung in Spanish, accentuate the terror-vision of this work. Three songs feature contributions from Midian Dite, System Noire and Chamaeleon. There also is another song, which is pure hardcore; a kind of metal style with guitar sounds as the final track of the album.
The second disc entitled “Output Pact” features the single “Misanthropic Affection” followed by 9 remixes; Croona, Devil-M, LuMyia, Nahtaivel, Nygen, Nohycit, Ultimate Soldier, Wychdoktor and Техногенетика (Technogenetica) have been asked for the job.
+ + + : If you’re into ‘classical’ Dark-Electro this album will be an opportunity to discover an interesting formation, which clearly reveals a nose for this music genre. The songs are pure adrenaline and rage, although always supported with melodic leads. The album stands for constant power. There’re a few cool collaborations like the excellent “Nothing For Nothing” featuring Midian Dite. Among the remixes I’ll mention the cool remix of Croona and the tormenting edit of Nahtaivel.
– – – : Alien:Nation is somewhat cliché, gut who cares when the sound is cool!? I’m however not a huge fan of the song “Misanthropic Affection”. I prefer most of the remixes to the original edit. Another weird cut featured at the main disc is the Metal/Hardcore-like “Blasphemous Alientech Warfare”, which has nothing in common with the sound of Alien:Vision.
Conclusion: If you think hell is just fantasy, listening to “Extraterrestrial BIOS Systemshell” will be a true shock!
Best songs: “Malignant Malware”, “Nothing For Nothing”, “Vision Reborn” + “Misanthropic Affection – Nahtaivel Remix”, “Misanthropic Affection – Croona Remix”.
Rate: 7½.
Artist: www.facebook.com/Aliennationebm
Label: www.insane-records.com / www.facebook.com/InsaneRecordsEU
About Alien:Nation
Alien:Nation is a dark electro and aggrotech duo from Bogotá, Colombia, formed in 2014 by Hexpyware, who handles vocals, lyrics and artwork, and ExoPhantom, who handles production and synths. Early releases were self-issued, including “Remixes” in 2014, “Demo” in 2015, “Deconsecrate The Galaxy” in 2016 and the “Xenocyber Dystopia E.P.” in 2017.
The duo signed to Insane Records and released the single “Misanthropic Affection” in 2021, announced on Side-Line as Alien:Nation to release new single ‘Misanthropic Affection’. That single supplies the source material for the second disc reviewed above.
“Extraterrestrial BIOS Systemshell” was released on 9 July 2021. Cover art is credited to Hexpyware, with illustration thanks to Bloody Gore Comix. The 5-track EP “The Age Of Satan” followed on Insane Records in 2022, covered on Side-Line as Colombian dark electro act Alien:Nation back with all new 5-track EP.
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